The actors on Home And Away have a history of falling in love offscreen – here’s looking at you, Sophie Dillman and Patrick O’Connor! – and that’s exactly what happened to Sarah Roberts and James Stewart.
James was already a regular on the popular Aussie soap, playing bad boy Justin, when Sarah joined the cast as the feisty, leather-clad Willow in 2017.
From the first moment Sarah sauntered onto the screen, much to the surprise of James’ character (more on that later), there was no denying there was chemistry between these two.
In fact, Sarah has previously revealed that the bond between her and James is so strong, that their romantic scenes together felt completely natural.
“There’s real chemistry, so it’s easy – I don’t even have to act!” she explained.
Sarah says knowing their love is real off-screen has actually helped her on set.
“It’s hard not to laugh sometimes – [James is] very funny. But it also adds to the work that we do, having those little secrets. It’s fun.”
Sarah and James have been together for almost three years now.
(Image: Instagram)Following a whirlwind romance, the couple tied the knot in July 2019 in a stunning wedding attended by only their close family and friends.
They actually had two weddings – the official signing of the papers during a casual affair in Sydney’s Coogee, followed by their glamorous nuptials in an Irish castle.
On their first wedding anniversary Sarah uploaded this cute photo of a bouquet of roses gifted to her by James, along with a polaroid from the special day, featuring a snap of herself, James, and the daughter he shares with his former partner Jessica Marais, Scout.
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Sarah uploaded this photo to her Instagram stories.
(Image: Instagram)James says the wedding was a “fresh start” for the couple, allowing them to create a lifetime of their own memories.
“It feels like a foundation’s made to go and do something brilliant,” James has previously said.
“Who knows what’s going to happen in the next six, 12, 18, 24 months? But whatever it is, it’s going to be well-supported and it’s going to be so much easier.”
So in celebration of those wonderful foundations – let’s take a look back at Sarah and James’ wonderful love story.
Keep on scrolling to see their romance in pictures.
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These two might not share many photos together on social media, but when they do fans just fall in love all over again!
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James and Sarah showed some wholesome Instagram PDA by posting a couple of poolside selfies.
The Home and Away actor was the first to share the snaps, and he gushed, “… love ya baby x.”
Ever a supportive co-star, Georgie Parker commented, “Beautiful.”
Sarah then posted one of the selfies on her account and replied, “hey husby. I love u too 🤍.”
Her declaration was also met with love from Georgie, who commented, “❤️❤️❤️❤️.”
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James took his beloved wife on a helicopter adventure for her 37th birthday, and they couldn’t look more in love high in the sky.
Sarah shared a picture from inside the helicopter, of her in James’ arms, and with pancakes, which she captioned, “Absolutely spoilt. Thank you @jamesstewart Love you husby ❤️.”
Their friend and Home and Away star, Ada Nicodemou, shared her congratulatory message in the Instagram posts’ comment section. She wrote, “Happy birthday gorgeous, I hope u had a lovely day ❤️.”
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The Bachelor style date was a major success!
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James shared a besotted message on his Instagram with a picture of him with Sarah during the party he threw for her.
He penned, “Thanks @bigpoppas_syd for the food, the wine, the hip hop and the whiskey at Sarah’s party… such a good night! 🥃🎤.”
Sarah adoringly replied with a loved-up comment detailing just how much she enjoyed James’ birthday surprises.
“BEST. NIGHT. EVERRRRRR!!!!! So good to be ripping it up on the DF with my baby again. Love u my secret squirrel husby xxx I take it back, you’re EXCELLENT at surprises now!! 😉,” she gushed.
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In a separate post, Sarah thanked her friends, family, and fans for all the supportive messages by sharing a few pictures from her big birthday dinner, which featured adorable snaps with her hubby.
Alongside the pictures, she wrote, “What a birthday! 🥳 Thank you for all the love & attention from my sneaky husby! You made me feel like an absolute queen! All my beautiful friends & family…your presence & presents (see what I did there!? 😉), texts, videos, surprises, dance moves, calls & outpouring of love have left my heart bursting & my cheeks sore from smiling. What a miracle it is to even exist! ❤️🎈🥳💃🏽🥂🥃🍝🎁🎊🎉🎈💞❤️🕺🏽.”
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James is so in awe of Sarah in the background of this picture. His lovestruck face pulls at the heartstrings.
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The way he looks at her!
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To mark three years since James asked her to be his wife, Sarah shared a hilarious post of their engagement pictures doctored to make them look old. The mischievous person behind the edit was, of course, her brother.
She began her caption by sweetly penning, “3 years ago today Jimmy asked me to be his wifey.” But she quickly turned her attention to her brother’s antics by writing, “To celebrate, here’s what my bro had to say about it… he’d be happy his jokes are famous, and I’m still happily married.”
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The brother and sister antics continued on WhatsApp! What an anniversary it was for this beauty!
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From the moment Willow (Sarah Roberts) first stepped onscreen on Home And Away, she made a big impression on Justin, and on Jimmy Stewart!
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Let’s just say that Sarah and James’ first scene together was, er, less-than-romantic in nature. Willow gave Justin a good thumping!
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Sarah took to Instagram to share a video of her and James’ first scene together (which you can watch in the player above). Captioning the throwback footage, Sarah joked: “Never underestimate a good hair flick, some leathers & a punch in the guts. It may just land you a husband!”
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Sarah has previously reflected on that fateful scene during an interview with TV WEEK in 2018, where she explained how James helped her through her early days on set.
“I’m a nervous person and I shot about eight scenes that day, so it was full-on,” she recalled.”But Jimmy took me under his wing [that day]. I learnt a lot from him.”
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Sarah also explained how their romance spilled over from reel life to real life.
“We became friends and things just evolved. He’s very funny, charming, kind and generous – plus he’s handsome! So all of those things attracted me to him,” Sarah said.
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Just a year after Sarah first joined the cast of Home And Away, James popped the question to his lady love. “She said yes!!” James captioned this sweet photo of Sarah posing with her beautiful engagement ring.
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On and offscreen, these two only had eyes for each other.
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“Oh baby!” Sarah captioned this cute photo of herself and James enjoying a day out at the races.
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The pair enjoying a couple’s vacay together in New York City.
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It’s a Summer Bay double date! Sarah and James enjoyed a day out with the co-stars (and real life couple) Sophie Dillman and Patrick O’Connor.
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In July 2019, the happy couple officially tied the knot in Dublin, Ireland.
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How stunning is Sarah’s wedding dress?!
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“Breathtaking,” James captured this photo of his beautiful bride.
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The couple chose to get married in Ireland, as that is where Sarah’s brother and family live.
“It was hard to put together because of the time difference from Australia to Ireland,” Sarah has previously explained of organising their destination wedding. “We would go to work [on Home and Away] all day, and then come home and wait for the Irish to wake up so we could call and email.”
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Sarah and James celebrating Christmas with a kiss, under some strategically-placed mistletoe!
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Couples who work out together, stay together!
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Sarah and James united with his ex Jessica Marais for daughter Scout’s Michael Jackson-themed birthday party! James is clearly a very committed father.
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Sarah, James and his daughter Scout, all glammed up for a loved one’s wedding.
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These two are all smiles!
Aw, cute! The pair sharing a moment together at the races.
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The couple celebrate their wedding anniversary on July 23 – and James has shared three gorgeous snaps from their special day.
“Happy Anniversary my love! A year has flown by… and I’m still the luckiest man on earth!! ❤️✨”
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Sarah responded to James’ beautiful dedication with a cute comment of her own: “I actually luff you! ❤️✨,” she wrote.
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We’ll just leave this last one here! How cute are they?!
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You know they belong together!
